Daer Reservoir
![Daer Reservoir and dam with a blue footbridge extending out into the water and mown grass banks surrounding and a stone wall leading up to the dam](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/Southern_Upland_Way_at_Daer_Reservoir_-_geograph.org.uk_-_195341.jpg/220px-Southern_Upland_Way_at_Daer_Reservoir_-_geograph.org.uk_-_195341.jpg)
Daer Reservoir is a man-made waterbody created by the damming of the Daer Water, a tributary of the River Clyde in the Southern Uplands of Scotland. It lies within the Lowther Hills in South Lanarkshire. It is accessible by a minor public road leaving the A702 follows the Daer Water south to the dam and then continues along the western margin of the reservoir as far as Kirkhope.[1] The reservoir was officially opened by Queen Elizabeth II in 1956 to supply water to the Scottish Central Belt.[2]
Recreation
Season tickets for fishing in the reservoir for brown trout are available from Kilbryde Angling Club.[3] The Southern Upland Way passes just to the north of the dam and affords views over the reservoir for the walker.[4]
References
- ^ Ordnance Survey 1:25,000 scale Explorer map sheet no 329 Lowther Hills, Sanquhar & Leadhills
- ^ "Daer Reservoir". Biggararchaeology.org.uk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
- ^ "Fishing in Strathclyde - Scotland". Archived from the original on 19 August 2011. Retrieved 14 September 2011.
- ^ "Map 56 Daer Reservoir South Getting outdoors - South Lanarkshire Council". Southlanarkshire.gov.uk. 19 September 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.